The Story of the Jewish Community in Mir

The Reznik family on a visit to the cemetery next to the grave of their mother Malka Reznik before the two sisters emigrated to Eretz Israel, Mir, 1924.

Friends on a hike, Mir, summer 1939. Left to right: Rachel Kaplan, Yisrael Reznik, unidentified, unidentified, Rachel (née Reznik) and Gershon Eskolsky.

Melech Reznik on his bicycle, Mir. Melech, the son of Avraham and Chasya Reznik, was murdered during the aktion of 9 November 1941 in Mir.

The Jurszan family, Mir, c. 1925 – the father Feivel, his wife Batya (née Schuster) and their eight children. Sitting, left to right: Moshe (b. 1918), their youngest child Yitzhak (who fell as a partisan), Reisel (b. 1916))

Z. L. Hoffman, a philanthropist born in Mir (sitting 3rd from left) who came on a visit from the US with Jewish representatives, in the courtyard of the town council, Mir, 1926. Among those sitting: Shaul Roskowski (right), Binyamin Goldin (3d from left)

The Mir bus, c. 1938. Both buses that passed through Mir were owned by the Kravitz brothers from Nieswiez. Right: Chaim Gelber, sign painter, paints a sign on the bus.

A group of Mir residents on a hike in the Jablonowieca Forest, Mir

Malka Koch and her son Erel (Aharon), Mir, 1926. A greeting card sent for the New Year to family overseas.

Malka Koch and her children, Mir, c. 1935. Standing: Erel (right), Isser (left). Sitting: Chana (right), Leibel (left).

Youth by the Mir fortress, winter 1936

Group of youth, Mir, 1936. Farewell photo for Reuven Jeremicki (second row, right) before his emigration to Eretz Israel.

Leibel (Aryeh) Levin in the Polish army, c. 1936

Dov (Berezke) Reznik (left) and friends, Mir